The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-10-14
THE PRESIDENTS JouENEY.
President and Mrs. Cleveland Depart From Wash,
ington on Their Trip to the West and South.
Crowds Throng Abont the Tr:.a ct Sscry Station,
Eager to See a live President.

President and Mrs. Cleveland Depart From Wash,
ington on Their Trip to the West and South.
crowds Thr0ns Abont the Train ct Ssery Station,
Eager to See Live President.
On Friday the 3oth, Mt 10 a. M, Presi.
dent Cleveland and wife, accompanied by
few personaliriends. departed from Wash.
ington on their western trip. Besides the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, the passen-
gers are Col. Lamont, w. S. Bissell Of Bul.
falaand DR.. Bryan OF New York, two ojourll-
| alists representing press associations and
an artist ior an Illustrated weekly.
The president wore his usual black suit,
while Mrs. Cleveland was dressed in
brown silk bodice with white sprigs skirt
and bonnet to match.
| The train looked very handsome in its
new paint and glistening bronze fittings.
Through the plate glass windows could he
| seen baskets OF roses and cut flowers which
had been provided by Mr.. Pullman. The
| Pullman palace car which is the rear car,
! Is rasarred eselusSrely Tor tile president
and Mrs. Cleveland. at way stations lit.
| tic groups OF people stood on platforms
and embankments and saluted the passing
| train enthusiastically. At Baltimore
| stop was made just long enough to change
locomotives. Two or three hundred people
| within the platform ratings gathered
closely about the train, while much larg.
er throng paid its respects docorously from
| n distance. At York and Harrisburg,
| Pa, there were large numbers
| on the platform, and MT Altoona,
| it was hnrd work for the President and
wife to escape from the crowd. The last
| hand he shook Was that oi a man who
climbed upon the roof OF the car and hung
head downwards over the rear. The whole
exciting episode lasted only four or five
minutes.
At point called Grapevillc, twenty
miles east OF Pittsburg. the train was
halted and the occupants were treated to
q natural gas Illumination. OF the people
along the route whose warm greetings the
president Was every few minutes acknow-
| lodging, he said.
These people deserve u great
deal. OF consideration. They rare
| ly have n chance to see II presi
dent, and when they do their enthusiasm
is OF the tgenuine and hcartycharacte
About thousand persons were at the
station at Columbus when the train ar
rived at half-past four Il. m. Saturday
At Indianapolis the crowd was immense.
| A procession escorted the party to
| the State capitol where Cow Gray
| introduced the president with an
| eloquent address of welcome to which
| the president replied. The president and
wife and immediate party called upon
| Mrs. Hendricks, where an elegant lunch was
| provided.
The president was received at Terro
| Haute by Senator VOORHEES,, ex-Secretary
Thompson and q committee, and with his
companions was driven to the normal
| school building where he was welcomed by
| Hon. Richard Thompson, TO which the
| President made response, certainly
much that was complimentary to Indiana.
| The train lett Terre ITaute Eve minutes
| late. AS it moved of n hundred hands
were stretched upward and their owners
sought to follow the train, many climing
sta u. .t.
grasp. No. said the president, will
shake no hands froma moving train; some
OF you will get killed or hurt. want no
such responsibility.
The throngs, like those at AL
toonn, were good-natured, and though
turbulent and sometimes wildly demon.
| strative, where harmless. a measure OF
enthusiasm created by the presence OF the
chief magistrate OF the republic is found in
tho fact told by the railroad people that
not less than six thousand people had
been brought in by the trains, many OF
them from distances of fifty or sixty miles,
merely to look st him for the brief ap-
they had done with the knowledge that for
hall their number there would be no re-
turning trains till Monday.
The president arrived at East st. Louis
at ll4o p. M, and alightsd at the eastern
abutment OF the bridge on the Illinois side
liens committee Mayor Francis accom-.
panied the president and wife, and with n
guard OF twanty police the party started
across the bridge at brisk trot The ap-
pearance OF the party on the bridge was 81
signal for n burst OF cheers and n glare OF
fireworks. The beauty OF the city, respcn.
dent in perfect night, illuminated by Il
myriad OF lights protected by globes OF
scarlet, green, amber, white and blue
and decorated in protusion with bunt.
ing, opened to view as an oriental festival
Before the president blazelk "a transparency
OF himself, and on tho streets to his left
hung the Transparency of Grant and Lin
coin. For a dozen blocks au unbroken
line of people stood on either side and
poured forth g volume of sound as
one voice. Leaving the crowd behind
the party turned from Wash
lInston avenue ,nnd, drove out
Lucas place to the home OF Mayor
Francis at yandeverter place, whose guests
the president and his wifo remained until
Monday. On Tuesday they attended SER
vices at the Washington Avenue Presby.
torian church, Rev. j. II. Brookcs, d. D.,
pastor. The text selected by tho doctor
was from Rom. vii, 81, III thy God be
with thee, who shall be against thee
} Monday morning at / 0 clock the presi.
dent and wife were escorted to the fair
grounds. 1t be being children's day, g..
600 oil them sung as the clty's guests en-.
} tered the fair grounds Mrs Cleveland
} stopped at Mrs. Mary Scanau's residence,
where she was given reception. The
president and gentlemen OF the party
drove direct to the Merchants Exchange,
where reception was given to Mr.. Cleve-
land. At one O'Clock he was driven through
the business portion OF the city, and at 9
o'clock met Mrs. Cleveland at theLndell
hotel, where they remained during the rest
Of their visit. AT O'Clock a public recep.
.tion was given in the hotel parlors. At Il.
80 they visited the exposition. and spent
an hour in music hall entertained
by Gilmora's band, Returning
to the Lindell they riewod an immense
marching column OF men, the Hon.
bricks Democratic association and thous.
ands OF citizens and visitors from towns
and country within radius OF q couple
, hundred miles, who sercnaded him. Tues
day, between and @ Il. m, the president
kept open house ''at the old court house, -
shaking hands with all who desired. The
president and wife and ESQ guests mora
were then taken on an excursion un
the river. Arrangements have been
completed for the reception OF President
Cleveland and his vile Mt Atlanta. The
Piedmont fair win open Oct. 10. The ma
chinery will be put in motion by Iron
Samnel j. Randall, who telegraphed his ac
ceptance and willingness to deliver the
opening speech.
Cleyeland's Speech at st. Louis.
On Monday the Sd inst, the presidential
party at ST. Louis was serenadcd by tbs
. Hendricka association, assisted by poilt
, ical clubs from all the city and many
towns from dist2nce. The serenadt
proper was given b. several singing socie
ties and they and the procession OF wliicl
! they formed apart numbered fully 80, 600
:, The president was introduced to the sors
naderH by Col. David Carruth, and ad
dressed them, saying
What l have sesn oi this vast countr,
. and it's people since laft home has, ii POS
, sible increased my sense OF responsibilit,